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Abuelita Faith: What Women on the Margins Teach Us about Wisdom, Persistence, and Strength
Kat Armas
4.4 AVERAGE
75 reviews for:
Abuelita Faith: What Women on the Margins Teach Us about Wisdom, Persistence, and Strength
Kat Armas
4.4 AVERAGE
Very necessary book. She writes about the kind of faith her grandparents instilled in her being one of incredible resilience, trust, and strength. To diminish their voices is to do a great disservice to American Christianity and the modern church. They are a vital piece to the Christian story. She calls this idea Abuelita Theology. Being a Latina myself I felt I resonated deeply with the way she wrote about this faith strength being passed down through generations.
Her arguments and writing style reads a little like a dissertation though. Some ideas are underdeveloped and others go into way too much detail. maybe with a bit more practice she will get better. But still worth reading because her voice and ideas are necessary to move American Christianity forward from its current state.
Her arguments and writing style reads a little like a dissertation though. Some ideas are underdeveloped and others go into way too much detail. maybe with a bit more practice she will get better. But still worth reading because her voice and ideas are necessary to move American Christianity forward from its current state.
Wonderful weaving of storytelling, theology, biblical studies and cultural exegesis.
Learned from this book and found the themes insightful and important.
Armas explores histories of colonization, patriarchy, and oppression, stories of overlooked and misunderstood women in the Bible, stories of women who have joined in and created movements of liberation and resistance throughout history, and reflections on her own life, faith, family, and Latina culture. The way she bounced between each of those categories and between very academic and very personal language felt chaotic to me and made the information challenging to digest.
Armas explores histories of colonization, patriarchy, and oppression, stories of overlooked and misunderstood women in the Bible, stories of women who have joined in and created movements of liberation and resistance throughout history, and reflections on her own life, faith, family, and Latina culture. The way she bounced between each of those categories and between very academic and very personal language felt chaotic to me and made the information challenging to digest.
medium-paced
Outstanding—loved the Latina and woman theology!
Really really good. So thankful for the authors willingness to share her insights. Eye opening for a guy like me.
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
In 180 pages, I read both familiar stories of women in the Bible and some I'd never heard before. This book is written through a decolonized and postcolonial lense and focuses on cultural memory and the way we are often taught stories of Biblical women through the lense of the patriarchy - and how to challenge that narrative.
I loved every moment of this book, I love the way Kat weaves her story, culture and language into the tapestry of the book as a whole. This book also sites sources from scholars, authors, theologians, and scripture, presenting evidence to back important claims and multiple perspectives.
I loved every moment of this book, I love the way Kat weaves her story, culture and language into the tapestry of the book as a whole. This book also sites sources from scholars, authors, theologians, and scripture, presenting evidence to back important claims and multiple perspectives.
Wonderful prose to consider the beautiful and often overlooked women in Scripture, and womens place in the Kingdom of God in heritage and today.
Kat Armas weaves her life and familial experiences with women in Scripture.
Kat Armas weaves her life and familial experiences with women in Scripture.